Weekend Photo Fun 27-29 June 2014

[cowman]

Dave,

Thanks for the info.  That looks a lot easier than anything I had thought of before.  Have seen adds for that type punch, never used one.  Will have to look around and see what is available.  

There is a wooden reel manufacturer instate, right on a rail line.  Not sure how much it receives/ships via rail these days, but on my railroad it will be a receiver and shipper.

Hope this idea will help some others too.

Thanks again,

Richard

[mlehman]

Doug,

I really like that service station. Makes me wonder what else they offer.

Bear,

Thanks, not sure about the Navy rum. They definitely have rum -- got to for all those girly drinks, which are popular there.  Sounds like that stuff would put hair of your chest -- that's what a guy needs in cold weather. Not sure about those dancers, though, it would probably ruin the scenery I've got better pics (PG-13-ish), but discretion suggests I not post them here. Drop me a PM if you'd like links to 'em.

SPV

And here's a look at Sergents' new Sharon couplers:

 

Oooooh, I like that. Nice work on the pre-rebuild 3000 series conversions. I really like the looks of those Sergent Sharon couplers, too. Been thinking about converting to those myself.

[hon30critter]

JaBear and Garry:

Thanks. The tiny LEDs aren't so difficult to work with once you have done a few. As I said, the tail lights are too bright. I used 5K resistors. I should have used something in the range of 25K.

Richard:

If you want to make lots of empty reels what you need is a couple of round hole punches, some .020" or .030" thick scribed styrene sheet with a spacing of about .080", plus some styrene tubing about .125" dia. I just bought a set of punches on eBay. They typically go up to 3/4" dia. The reels supplied by GC Laser are 5/8" dia.

Here is a typical punch set (This is just the first example I came across. It happens to come from England but it doesn't say where it was made. I'm sure you can find an American supplier) :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/12-PCE-HOLLOW-PUNCH-SET-TOOL-LEATHER-PAPER-PLASTIC-WOOD-HOLE-PUNCH-/111210342317?pt=UK_Crafts_Leathercraft_LE&hash=item19e4a727ad

Alternately, you can buy individual punches for a few bucks each.

 

To make a single reel you will need to punch out four discs the size of the reel and then punch or drill out the center holes and whatever other detail holes you want in the discs. Glue two discs together so that the scribed lines are on the outsides of the assembled disc. If you are really fussy you could make sure that the lines on either side of the discs are at 90 degrees to each other. Glue an appropriate length of tubing between the discs and there you go! The tricky bit will be getting the center tube cut square so the discs are straight.

Dave

[howmus]

Nothin' new from me for some time now...  But here is an old favorite of mine.  The yard at Hopewell Junction on the SLOW.

73

[cowman]

Dave,

Actually  looking for empty reels.  Since I need quite a few, think I will have to figure out a way to scratch build them.

Thanks for the references, gives me a good view of what I need to produce.

Thanks again,

Richard

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Bear ... Thanks for commenting. Yes, DJ (Grampy) is a great model railroader. There are others here worthy of publication in MR too. THey should submit photos to the editors. 

Dave ... I like your kitbashed truck.

Doug ... Your service station looks very good. 

SPV ... Your narrow gauge models look outstanding. 

[HO-Velo]

I wish I could tell you about my all new ground breaking “gee whizz” backdrop system, but alas you’re right. My daughter tells me I could do the same or better on Gimp or Photoshop, but as long as it’s not raining or blowing it’s far simpler for this “Technological Luddite” just to go outside.

Bear,  

Good to see that mother nature still provides good looking easy to use backdrops, and at no charge.

regards,  Peter

[SPV]

And here's a look at Sergents' new Sharon couplers:

[SPV]

A mix of recently built, modified, and weathered HOn3 equipment:

["JaBear"]

Great Stuff as I’ve come to expect.

Karl, looking at your doodlebug I thought how relatively easy it would be to further kit bash it into an “Americanised” Vulcan railcar. Good score.

http://www.enuii.org/vulcan_foundry/photographs/steam_survivors/New%20Zealand%20Vulcan%20Railcar%20Rm50%20at%20Tinwald%20in%202007.jpg

Rick, heal fast.

Jimmy, tank engines with tenders are pretty rare but.......

http://www.steamlocomotive.com/florida/dantzler1147-2.jpg

http://www.steamlocomotive.com/pennsy/wks2.jpg

Mike, does Maguires serve navy rum?? Not cold beer weather here.

Heartland Garry whilst certainly not belittling others, I reckon most of yours and Grampys Trains photos are worthy of a place in Trackside Photos. Congrats.

Curt, IMO you’ve got nothing to beconcerned about.

Ulrich, great to see progress on the Keg Harbour project.

Jack, seeing a club that actually achieves something makes me slightly envious.

Peter, I wish I could tell you about my all new ground breaking “gee whizz” backdrop system, but alas you’re right. My daughter tells me I could do the same or better on Gimp or Photoshop, but as long as it’s not raining or blowing it’s far simpler for this “Technological Luddite” just to go outside.

Alan, good to see that the staff on the Black River Valley RR are keeping busy. 

Gee Dave, I’d be struggling to see those LEDs let alone fit them into that very Kit bash.

Doug, certainly hope it’s not your last contribution, very nice “art deco” building.

Cheers, the Bear.

[HO-Velo]

Doug,  

Nice work.  Being an ex-pump jocky and tow truck driver has left me with a soft spot for old gas stations.  Brass, malleable and a joy to work, but difficult to cover it's natural beauty and luster without a little remorse.

thanks and regards,  Peter

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Mike L ..... Thanks for commenting about my photo in Trackside photos. The MR editors deserve credit for helping me make adjustments to my photo so they could publish it. 

[hon30critter]

Hi Richard:

Thanks for your kind comments.

Yes, the cab is CMW. I also used the fuel tanks and the front bumper, and I retained the dashboard, steering wheel and the top half of the seat back. I also put a driver in the cab.

I'm not sure where I got the reels. The closest I could find today were by GC Laser:

http://www.gclaser.com/ho-scale-cable-reels-empty-3-pk/

One suggestion I would make is that if you want to model a full reel you should look into GC Laser's "loaded" reels or use something other than the cable to fill the reel up. You only need to see the outer layer of cable. The problem with filling the whole empty reel with cable is that it is nearly impossible to get the cable to lie down in nice even rows like the real ones. I tried to fill the whole reel with cable and it looks sloppy if you get up close.

Here are GC Laser's "loaded" reels. There is just enough space left for the outer layer of cable:

http://www.gclaser.com/ho-scale-cable-reels-loaded-3-pk/

Dave

[cowman]

Dave,

Not bad at all.  Two questions:

1.  Is the replacement cab a CMW?

2.  Where did you get your reels?

Thank you,

Richard

[Doug from Michigan]

This is my first time contributing to WPF, so  I'll show my first brass model.  This week I worked on this ho Gulf Gas Station from Micro Structures.  Final assembly of doors, windows, etc.is awaiting the day I get brave enough to try to paint it.  I'm also going to have to add something around the roof edges to help detail it out.

[mlehman]

Heartland Division CB&Q

SNIP

Mike L ..... Your Colorado railroading is great. 

 

I'm very pleased to see my passenger train in August MR Trackside photos. Thanks to MR editors for publishing it. 

Here is a freght train in the same location.

Garry,

Thanks!

I had to page ahead to see the pic in the Aug MR, but congrats! It's a beautiful pic

[hon30critter]

Great stuff everyone!

Hey Ulrich - maybe that is a long distance docksider!

I have spent the last week destroying a Bachmann high railer pickup truck. Here are the before and afters. The paint is not finished (I am the world's worst brush painter), the tail lights are too bright (unless you assume the driver has the brakes on all the time), the vise is huge and the cab and box are a little high. But hey, it has DCC and with all the lead I was able to cram into the box it runs very smoothly:

The 'before'. Bachmann calls it HO scale - what a laugh!:

The 'after':

Like I said, its still a bit crude, but I like it!

Dave

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Peter ... Thanks for commenting about my photo in August MR. 

Curt, Ulrich, DJ, Allan, Jack, and Peter .... Great photos from you here in WPF! 

[BRVRR]

Great stuff again this week everyone! Keep the photos and ideas coming.

A little action at the team track on the BRVRR.

Everyone out there makes WPF the best thread of the week. Thanks!

[HO-Velo]

Enjoying everyone's contributions.  Bear, I suspect the backdrop for your box cars is the real world?  Garry, saw your  remarkable two page Trackside photo in MRR yesterday, Congratulations!

Few weeks ago I had a little static grass fun.

thanks and regards, Peter

[Grampys Trains]

Just a yard shot from me, today.

[jalajoie]

A small part of the city at the club.

The gray platform with peoples is a railfans observation I made. Took the idea from the one that exist at Cresson Pa.

[Anonymous]

Jimmy_Braum

I made a tank engine out of the Varney dockside I picked up in January

Jimmy - just to pick a few nits - adding a tender to a tank engine makes a tank engine into one with a tender The Docksider is alraedy a tank engine ...

I made some progress on my On30 engine house the past few days:

[Curt Webb]

Increadible work everyone. I always feel like I don't belong in this group. This week I completely overhauled a PRR H21a that a good friend gave me. I repainted it, decaled it, added to the coal load, put KD couplers and wheels on it, and finally weathered it. It is not up to most of the work here but it was my first attempt doing this and I am pretty ham-handed with decals. The paint is Scalecoat II Tuscan Red (rattle can), the decals are Mount Vernon decals, and weathering powders are AIM.

 

 

Here are a couple of photos from my Johnson Freight House. The loco isa Bachmann SV 2-6-0 that I modified to a 0-6-0 that i cut off the original pilot and attached a 0-6-0 pilot.

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Heartland Division CB&Q]

Bear ... Your wethering looks good. 

Rick ...  Outstanding freight cars. 

Karl .... That's a unique doodlebug with trailer.

Jimmy.... Neat antique Varney switcher. 

Mike L ..... Your Colorado railroading is great. 

 

I'm very pleased to see my passenger train in August MR Trackside photos. Thanks to MR editors for publishing it. 

Here is a freght train in the same location.

 

[mlehman]

Nice work, fellows (sparing more detailed comments as the computer already ate my work once...)

Maguire's is a favorite stop for thrirsty miner's on their way home. Cold beer, friendly servers, and racy paintings

For those who can't afford the finer things in life, there's the little camping spot on the edge of town...

A meet in Durango between the local and the Zephyr...

Big time RR action is not confined to the standard gauge. Here is a 15-car freight on the branch to Silverton powered by one of my NW2M conversions.

And I made some loads of fresh cut ties on their way from the Mears Saw Mill at Rockwood to the creosote plant and cut stone from the Crater Lake Stone Mill in Purgatory.

Until next week, the little folks in Silverton wave goodbye.

[Jimmy_Braum]

I made a tank engine out of the Varney dockside I picked up in January-IT RUNS BTW!

A little weathering job I did for a club car.

[dti406]

Karl and Bear, nice start to the weekend!

Due to an infection on the middle finger of my right hand, I have not done any modeling since last week, so here are a few pictures of some ExactRail 4780CF Covered Hoppers that I did last year.

An Erie Western car, with the correct shade of green on the stripe, versus the RTR car of the first run of cars. (Corrected on the second run of RTR cars.) Scalecoat II White with Herald King Decals.

A Lousiana Midland Covered Hopper, not yet offered as a RTR.  Painted with Scalecoat II White and lettered with Herald King Decals.  

A Dodge City Coop Covered Hoppper, from my research the only car decorated in this scheme. Painted with Scalecoat II Reefer Orange and lettered with Oddballs Decals.

Thanks for looking!

Rick J

[kbkchooch]

I picked up a strange little critter in a lot of trains I got at auction last Sunday. It looks like 2 short coaches and an SW7 were "married" into this doodlebug & trailer. Pretty ingenious how they cut down the SW7 frame so that it supports the motor and front truck, then the rear truck rides on its own bolster.

Its still needs lighting and glazing, but overall its a neat lil bugger!